Discussion post for Art

Choose two topics from below. Each post needs to be on a different topic. Please respond in two separate paragraphs.

1. Hatshepsut’s funerary temple

Please comment on the relationship between the temple and the landscape. Hatshepsut.gif

2. In commenting on the relationship between the pyramid and the landscape, please refer to one of the images in the BBC article.

3. The Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid

In commenting on the relationship between these pyramids and landscape, note that the Bent Pyramid is in the background on our left, and the Red in the background on our right. toGiza.gif

4. The Stepped Pyramid

Please be clear as to whether you are commenting on the pyramid or the temple complex around it. In either case, focus on the relationship of the building(s) to the landscape. Djoser.gif

5. The Temple of Amon-Mut-khonsu at Luxor

Please comment on the relationship between the temple and the landscape. Try to ignore the modern surroundings. Egypt.LuxorTemple.River.01.jpg